Sri Ashish Kanagali vs Central Bureau Of Investigation on 30 September, 2022
14. Having carefully considered the singular facts and
circumstances of the present case, and also the law relating to
the continuance of criminal cases where the complainant and
the accused had settled their differences and had arrived at an
amicable arrangement, we see no reason to differ with the
view taken in Manoj Sharma case [Manoj Sharma v. State,
(2008) 16 SCC 1: (2010) 4 SCC (Cri) 145] and several
decisions of this Court delivered thereafter with respect to the
doctrine of judicial restraint. In concluding hereinabove, we
are not unmindful of the view recorded in the decisions cited
at the Bar that depending on the attendant facts, continuance
of the criminal proceedings, after a compromise has been
arrived at between the complainant and the accused, would
amount to abuse of process of court and an exercise in futility
since the trial would be prolonged and ultimately, it may end
in a decision which may be of no consequence to any of the
parties."